(Photo courtesy of Winsted police) Journal Register Co. WINSTED >> Police are looking for . More than 100 guests had gathered in the American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, Connecticut, to celebrate the launch of the Winsted Citizen for a community hungry for news. He leaves behind his loving wife of 62 years, Josephine (Spada) DiMauro. BANTAM >> A 41-year-old man police say was hiding out in Winsted in order to avoid prosecution for manufacturing narcotics in Missouri waived extradition Tuesday in Superior Court. A CT bill would expand it. You can track the snowfall here. For many years he was employed by the Torrington Park and Recreation Department. WOODBURY Possible serious injuries have been reported from a bad crash that has closed a stretch of Route 6, state police say. Overnight, precipitation could accumulate at a rate of up to a half-inch per hour for a total of up to 6 inches, the weather service said. Either way, as the state finally, years late, reckons with its rotten, stinking garbage crisis, the payouts at MIRA and the demise of the agency point to lessons Connecticut can learn on how to remove its trash and how not to manage the process. Nobody was interested.". If all that wasn't enough, energy prices collapsed, making MIRAs main product, electricity generated by burning trash, less valuable; and the entire recycling system imploded after China in 2017 stopped accepting much of Americas materials, sending the tip fees for recycling above those of regular trash in some places. Jet engine electricity generators in place at the old Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority plant in Hartford's South Meadows, in place to provide emergency power for the New England grid, have been unreliable and failed when called up on Christmas Eve, 2022. Shout out your favorite places to shop, eat, play and more. Daley, the former chief financial officer who became CEO on Jan. 6, said MIRA has always been hamstrung in how it could change its operations under state law. Thursday 3/2: Brewery Legitimus, New Hartford CT 7:30-9:30. Months later, he weighed 124. "When that plant failed, we should have said we need to rethink this whole thing," Swarr told me a few days ago, reflecting what the record shows he said at the time. First-party data and segmented audiences are the future of their business; they will drive conversions and subscriber revenue. ", Coastal flooding expected late tonight into Saturday AM especially near times of high tide. Issued at 9:08 p.m. Friday, the advisory will remain in effect until 7 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Their base salaries ranged from $187,567 for Laurie Hunt, the general counsel, to $335,320 for Kirk, public records show. MANILA, Philippines (AP) Police have killed one suspect and arrested three others in the brazen shootings that killed a central Philippine provincial governor and eight others, including poor . He will be deeply missed. I cant remember the last fatality due to turbulence, said Robert Sumwalt, a former NTSB chair and executive director of the Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Jean Elizabeth Hayes. Obituary. WOODBURY Possible serious injuries have been reported from a bad crash that has closed a stretch of Route 6, state police say. Contributions in Freada's name may be made to The Gilbert School, c/o Lois Moraski, 108 Rugg Brook Road, Winsted, CT 06098. The National Weather Service warned mariners to stay out of the water Friday afternoon. The vice chair, James Hayden, defended the payouts as standard procedure well within normal levels for a company or agency winding down operations with key people who need to stay on to make it happen. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 9:15 a.m. from the Gleeson Mortuary, 258 Prospect St., to the First United Methodist Church for 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the New St. Francis Cemetery. The teller complied, and the man then fled the bank with an undetermined amount of cash. Vehicles left parked on town streets will be towed and their owners fined, police said. Box 888, Winsted, Conn. 06098, or to the Winsted Area Ambulance Assoc., P.O. No one can say how much would-be recycling material was incinerated but a former MIRA board member told me Hartford alone may have accounted for about 4,000 tons. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation instead to Friends of Main Street, Winsted at https://www.fomswinsted.org/donate.html. OBITUARIES. The crisis is so bad that thousands of tons of refuse meant for recycling was burned or shipped out to be buried in 2020 and 2021 the result of poor recycling separation by residents, obsolete equipment and a dispute between MIRA and its recycling operator. Maybe. Torrington property owners can get funding to remove lead paint. In its final briefing for the winter storm, released Friday evening, the National Weather Service predicted easterly winds of between 20 and 30 mph for southeastern Connecticut between midnight and 6 a.m. Saturday. All rights reserved. Guide to Legal Cannabis Dispensaries in CT. Calling hours are Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Torrant-Kenny Funeral Home, 39 Maple Ave., Norfolk. The UConn men's basketball team closed out the regular season with a win at Villanova Saturday night. NORTH CANAAN- Paul Joseph Kelehan, 48, of Moses Mead Road, died suddenly at his home Monday, April 10. Winsted, CT 06098. Joseph Arthur Gagnon Jr. January 30, 2023 (59 years old) View obituary. UConn men win at Villanova for first time since 2012. 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He was a great creator with profound ingenuity. Memorial contributions may be made to the Foothills Visiting Nurse Association, 32 Union St., Winsted, CT 06098 or Camp Berger, Wahnee Road, Winchester/769 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury, CT 06033. WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence over New England, causing a rare passenger death and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said Saturday. Connecticut state police confirmed one person was taken to a hospital but didn't provide further details. She was the wife of 62 years of Daniel Rinaldi Sr. Born in Torrington Oct. 1, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Martha (Bunnell) Waldron and was a lifelong Torrington resident. FARMINGTON- A memorial service for Ralph H. Brown, 88, who died Monday, will be held Friday, April 14, at 2 p.m. at West Avon Congregational Church, 280 Country Club Road, Avon. Rob was an avid Yankees fan, making many trips to the now old Yankee Stadium. "I dont think there was any MIRA conspirsacy to do this although it did benefit MIRA," he said. April 29, 2000. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 14, at 11 a.m. at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill. Calling hours are today, April 12, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. She is survived by two brothers, Umberto "Bert" J. and his wife Primetta Giacopini of San Jose, Calif., and August and his wife Stacia Giacopini of Torrington; a sister, Elsie Sequin, of Torrington; and several nieces, nephews, great-nephews and great-nieces. Police in Vernon and Watertown announced a 12-hour parking ban Friday afternoon in anticipation of snow. Five people were aboard the Bombardier executive jet that was shaken by turbulence late Friday afternoon while traveling from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, said Sarah Sulick, a spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board. Bonnie Youmatz 12/11/2022 BANTAM, CT - Bonnie E. Youmatz, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at her home. BEIJING (AP) China's government on Sunday set this year's economic growth target at "around 5%" as it tries to rebuild business activity following the end of anti-virus . 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MIRA has also been criticized by the state Freedom of Information Commission for improperly closing some meetings and documents from the public. Ned Lamont, he said through a spokesman. NEW HARTFORD - Funeral services for Betty H. Beecher of East Cotton Hill Road, Bakersville, who died Wednesday, April 26 will be held on . She was the wife of the late Leo R. Capitanio who died in 2013. . James DiQuattro officiating.Interment will follow in Forest View Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to the Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care, Inc., 32 Union Street, Winsted, CT 06098. So in the big picture, we might agree that MIRAs path to success was blocked. Ng Han Guan/AP. The Connecticut State Police provided assistance with a K-9 track, but no suspect was found in the immediate area. The jets cockpit voice and data recorders were sent to NTSB headquarters for analysis, she said. Robert Koester, of the St. Charles County Sheriffs Office in OFallen Missouri about Williams, saying Williams had bunked down in Winsted. 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All newspapers are probably sitting on massive databases that arent being used properly. "This isn't the only quasi-public that's had challenges in terms of who has responsibility," she said. Arrangements are being handled by the Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main St., Route 4, Unionville. Copyright 2023 Editor & Publisher Magazine Newspaper & News Publishing Industry News. Burial will be private, at St. Mary's Cemetery in Norfolk, before the mass. A warrant was issued in Missouri, with a $20,000 bond. WINSTED - The family of Freada P. DeMars invites friends to come and celebrate her life at George and Jenny's home at 111 Spencer Hill Road, Winsted, on Sunday, April 16, anytime between 1 to 4 p.m. Most audited agencies respond to such reports by promising to do better. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 790 Maple Ave., Hartford, CT 06114 or Hospice of Central Connecticut, 40 East St., Plainville, CT 06062-2309. For example, when material meant for recycling was being incinerated, Swarr said, MIRA had no financial incentive to fix the problem because the material was feeding its trash-to-energy plant. He . Hearst Connecticut Media file photo. In short, the record is clear that, yes, the big headwinds were against MIRA but people and systems were not in place to push back. Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? Additionally, you will learn first-hand from media organizations that have successfully gained new revenue from their first-party data. 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Currently Reading. Steam billows from a tall stack near the power block facility at the MIRA trash-to-energy facility in Hartford's South Meadows. Vast amounts of recycling is buried or burned even in a well functioning system, which we assuredly do not have. For years Hartfords MIRA has burned much of the states trash, but the incinerator closed in 2022. In July, 2020, Dykes wrote a letter to MIRA slamming the agency for failing year after year to submit an acceptable plan of operations as state law required. "We certainly needed to see that we maintained prudent leadership," Hayden, a former East Granby first selectman, told me. ", Putnam police announced a 12-hour parking ban from 10 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday but could end earlier "depending on snow accumulations and time needed to clear roadways.". In a March, 2022 meeting of the MIRA board, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, a board member, said MIRA was "burning down reserves to meet our contractual obligations without any long-term sustainability plan.". Vote now for the Best of Connecticut 2023. Rob custom designed the Silver Bullet which he loved driving around both alone and with his family; especially with his grandchildren. She is survived by one stepson, Thomas F. Kaiden and his wife Susan of Media, Pa.; one brother, William E. Madden of Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Mary Rasfeld of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Irene Spurlock of Brookings, Ore.; two grandchildren, a number of nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews; one great-grandniece and one great-grandnephew. Best Of. The Shea Funeral Home has care of the arrangements. 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He was the loving husband of Nancy (Hazzard) Goulet for 47 years. On the frigid night of Christmas Eve, the folks who run the New England electric grid up in western Massachusetts called on emergency generators to crank out more juice immediately as regular power plants fell short.